September 15th, 2026

• ​'Modern-Day Miracle' - Airman Shot Down over Iran Details Extraordinary 50-Hour Rescue Behind Enemy Lines
• Trump says China 'spies' on US after report ties Chinese imagery to Iran strike - Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that China does 'what we do'
• Trump: If Iran had nukes, it would have 'blown up' Israel, Middle East and parts of Europe - The Islamic Republic was two weeks away from obtaining the bomb, according to the U.S. president
• Who Is Running Iran? - Report Exposes Power Struggle at Top of the Regime
• A spreading war threatens Trump and MBS - Energy supplies from Saudi Arabia have been hit just as Europe and the US head into winter
• Saudi pipeline hit by drones will be out of service for weeks, further restricting oil flow
• What closure of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline could mean for oil flows - Analysts warn latest disruptions could bring even more pain for consumers in coming weeks and months, though blow for Riyadh softened by gradual reopening of Hormuz
• Gulf states postpone strait of Hormuz talks with Iran as Yemen conflict intensifies - Impasse comes amid growing Saudi anger with Tehran over Houthi advances and strikes on airbase and pipeline
• Oil prices stay above $100 per barrel as Oman-Iran talks on Strait of Hormuz postponed
• Missile shortages, damage to US facilities: Pentagon watchdog issues first review of Iran war
• Iran's proxy money machine: How the Houthis built a multibillion-dollar network despite US sanctions - Treasury faces a dilemma as the Iran-backed group controls Yemen's ports, trade routes and millions of civilians' lifelines
• Gulf States Back Out of Iran's Strait Scheme as Houthi Attacks Continue
• US engaged in 'direct' talks with the Houthis, 'we are on top of the situation', Vance says
• Netanyahu threatens Hezbollah with more strikes as Trump claims Iran wants deal
• MK Benny Gantz interview: 'Don't rush to your failure': Biden told Israel not to invade Gaza after Oct 7 slaughter
• NY Times Gaza war coverage painted Israel as 'sole aggressor' while Hamas violence disappeared from narrative: Yale study
• 'NAZA' director accuses Israeli media of ignoring Gaza civilian deaths for entire war
• IDF chief floats legal action against 'NAZA' film, orders probe of leaked material
• Galilee Arab municipality says West Bank settlers erected an outpost on its land
• B'Tselem: Israeli policies 'eliminating Palestinian collective existence' in West Bank
• Vermont man on trial for shooting 3 Palestinian students claims CIA, Mossad told him to
• Judea: IDF arrests terrorist who planned Rosh Hashanah shooting
• Two fireworks launched at London synagogue by gang of youths on Rosh Hashanah
• Lapid-Netanyahu meeting said to 'blow up' over clash on increasing IDF's budget - Opposition leader says he'll only support move if coalition diverts funds from 'Haredi draft evasion'; Likud accuses him of 'abandoning Israel's security' to play politics
• Netanyahu confirms New York trip for UN General Assembly, to address UN on September 24 - The statement comes after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted on July 22 that he does not have the authority to enforce the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Netanyahu
• Rapper Macklemore canceled from remainder of Ed Sheeran tour after onstage 'free Palestine' comments - The Seattle-born rapper also made onstage statements in support of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, according to Rolling Stone magazine
• 'Long overdue': Newly restored Henry Ford home will confront his antisemitism
• Golan Druze increasingly embrace Israel, reject Syria in seismic shift triggered by tragedy
• Syria fuel price hikes trigger widest protests since Assad fall
• Syria Diesel Prices Jump 40% Triggering Widespread Unrest
• Brics leaders act to hedge - not revolt - against US dollar dominance - As New Delhi summit closes, the bloc pushes for a louder voice within global institutions while building parallel machinery, analysts say
• Top Oversight Democrat wants answers on Russian oligarch's role in Trump Jr.'s wedding
• Air Force secretary acknowledges the US has weapons in space - Troy Meink's statement is seen as a clear warning to China and Russia
• North Korea's Kim vows to expand ties with Russia, backs victory in 'sacred war'
• New Russia-North Korea Bridge Raises Concerns Over Troops, Weapons and Ukraine War
• Zelenskyy says Ukraine will pause strikes on Russia if Kremlin spares critical infrastructure
• Zelensky Sanctions His Ex-Spokeswoman Yulia Mendel, Who Revealed to the World the 'Open Secret' of His Drug Abuse
• Ukraine Field Report: Russia Kills Three in Kyiv Region, Two in Kramatorsk in Nationwide Barrage
• How Ukraine's futuristic war could get 'much worse,' according to ex-Google CEO - "The rate of innovation is faster than I've ever seen, and I work in tech," Eric Schmidt told NBC News' Richard Engel
• Russia readies new 500-mile missile as weapon expert warns of 'terminal end game surprises' - Defense expert Tom Karako says Russia's new missile could require more advanced interceptors to defeat
• European leaders meet as Arctic thaw opens shipping routes and Russian buildup stokes security fears
• France seeks Usmanov delisting in bid to secure release of French nationals detained in Azerbaijan
• 'Not the time to shield Russian oligarchs,' Zelensky says as EU delays sanctions decision amid pressure from France
• House Dems face Trump tariff dilemma as major Russia sanctions bill heads to floor - The Lindsey Graham-named legislation would allow up to 500% tariffs on Russia and up to 100% on its energy partners
• Some Russians are fleeing abroad, citing draft fears and a loss of freedom
• NATO chief vows more support for Ukraine after Russian drone strikes near Polish border
• Nato officer's Tinder romance sets off spy alert at UK base - Commander's Russian-born partner, whom he met on a dating app, denies anything to do with Kremlin
• Powder Keg Baltics: Lithuania's Drone Scare Has NATO Scrambling Fighter Jets to Intercept - a Flock of Birds!
• Rightwing Victory Over Communists in Okinawa Expedites Japanese PM Takaishi's Military Buildup
• 'Trojan horses' in America: Congress probes influence networks tied to China, Iran and Cuba
• John Brennan Subpoenaed to Testify in Spygate Probe
• Bill Clinton says CIA abandoned plan to take out Osama Bin Laden before 9/11 over 'risk' of killing 'innocent civilians'
• Vance says 870,000 suspected Covid-19 fraudsters Banned from future federal loans
• Mamdani Says He's Suing Trump Admin for Denying Green Cards to Welfare Leeching Aliens - "People Could Die"
• Rep. Al Green Moves to Force Trump Impeachment Vote This Week - This Time for Enforcing Immigration Law
• A barrage of cases hitting the Supreme Court is stirring midterm confusion - The number of election-related lawsuits is exploding - and the courts are still resolving them just weeks before the elections
• Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to revive strict mail-ballot rules before midterms - A lower court's nationwide block on the new voting rules remains in place ahead of the 2026 midterm elections
• North Carolina Dem Candidate Supposedly "Running to Restore Human Decency" Endorses Mass Genocide of Trump Voters, Says They Belong in Nazi Ovens
• Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search for Voter Fraud - Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases
• Russian disinformation campaign sets sights on US midterms
• Fact-check: AI image falsely shows Trump kissing aide Natalie Harp
• Steve Bannon, Bernie Sanders come together to fight AI at Pro-Human Assembly - Their mission is to keep humans in charge
• Global AI stocks fall as industry chiefs call for slowing development
• AI leaders Amodei, Altman warn of safety dangers as Trump blasts 'sick conspiracy'
• Trump: AI risks a 'hoax'; there is 'sick conspiracy' against it and data centers
• Trump says the only AI guardrails the U.S. needs is him as president
• Trump doubles down on AI as Beijing says 'slow roll' plans are 'Cold War playbook' to 'curb' Chinese development
• China's spymaster warns that AI is a threat to Communist Party rule
• Anthropic co-founder says we lose to China by 'rolling the dice' on AI safety
• Trump Calls AI Fears a 'Hoax,' Says Regulations Could Bankrupt U.S. Companies
• Trump tells Americans not to 'kill the golden goose' rejecting voters' turn against AI and data centers
• 'Big Short' Maven Michael Burry Argues AI Companies Are Hyping Panic To Cover For Slowing Growth In The Industry
• A.I. Queries From Abroad Raise Fears of a Biological Weapons Race
• AI uncovers hidden Ozempic side effects across 400,000 Reddit posts
• How AI could transform cancer treatment and medicine - From personalized melanoma treatment to fertility care, AI is helping researchers find patterns and tailor medicine
• EU is set to propose ban on social media and AI chatbots for under-15s
• 'How Bizarre Is This?' NBC News Airs Interview with AI-Generated Actress
• The 'pick-up artists' secretly filming women using smart glasses - AI glasses are enabling harassers to record women stealthily, posing a growing threat to privacy and online safety
• Father Forced to Move Where His Kids Sleep After Cop Used City Flock Cameras to Stalk Him 76 Times Over a Woman
• New York seizes 12 celeb deep-fake porn sites
• Sexually Explicit Deepfake Sites Target 100-Plus Politicians in Europe - An analysis of 160 deepfake websites reveals politicians in 22 countries appear on them. Nearly all of them are women
• Waymo Self-Driving Car Pulls over and Calls Police on Passengers over 'Ghost Gun'
• Power outage causes issues at suburban Exxon Mobil refinery
• Channahon Exxon Refinery Outage Sparks Gas Price Fears Across Chicagoland
• A Military Official Says U.S. Has Put 'Space Control Weapons' in Orbit - It marks the first public acknowledgment of space-based capabilities previously kept under wraps
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Tobelo, Indonesia
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Michoacan, Mexico
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Gizo, Solomon Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Lae, Papua New Guinea
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 16,500ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Etna volcano in Italy erupts to 13,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 10,000ft
• Heat Advisories span 12 states from Texas to Indiana, heat index up to 46C (114F) forecast
• Canadian Military Prohibits Chaplains From Mentioning God or Jesus at Mandatory Public Events
• Rubio: Vast Territories of Mexico Controlled by Terrorist Cartels
• Mamdani blasts feds for waging 'campaign of violence and terror' against NYC's immigrants
• New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul Pardons Convicted Felon Migrant to Protect Him from Deportation
• Ceuta Invasion: Police Union Sounds Alarm - 'The System Has Completely Collapsed'
• Democrat Nominee for GA Governor Keisha Lance Bottoms: Black Women Conditioned into 'Post-Traumatic Slave Mentality'
• Lindsay Clancy juror denies bias allegations, wants 'conversation started' about women's mental health
• California Democrat Ex-Mayor Found Liable for Sexually Assaulting Seven Women - Jury Hits Him With $13 Million Bill After State AG Rob Bonta Refused to Charge Him
• Husband admits drugging wife to rape and sexually abuse her over 20 years
• Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to transgender issues as they seek a path to power
• NY Dem House candidate Chris Gallant was a model for a BDSM fetish gear company while serving in National Guard: report
• NHS doctor sues after 'bearded' trans patient allegedly exposes himself on women's psychiatric ward
• Pete Buttigieg: 'Of course' America is ready for a gay president - 'I wouldn't have run for president in the first place if I didn't believe that,' the former Transportation Secretary said
• After court loss, Oregon stops blocking Christian widow from adopting over gender identity views
• California surrogate pregnant with Chinese billionaire's baby discovers he's fathered hundreds of children - "It feels like he's creating an army. That's crazy."
• Deadly bacteria detected as NYC orders emergency cleaning of cooling towers - Nine people sickened and one dead as Legionnaires' cases have surged since late August